Rosemarie Stewart Explained

Rosemarie Stewart
Fullname:Rosemarie Stewart Dench
Birth Date:22 June 1914
Birth Place:Woodbridge, Suffolk
Death Date:September 2001 (aged 87)
Formerpartner:Ernest Yates

Rosemarie Stewart (married name: Dench; 22 June 1914  - September 2001) was an English pair skater. She competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the pairs event with partner Ernest Yates. They placed 10th out of a field of 18 teams. She was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk.[1] After the Olympics she married Robert Dench and, together, they toured with the Ice Capades through the 1940s and the 1950s. Robert became an American citizen in 1944.[2] [3] [4] She and her husband published a book to introduce people to pair skating in 1943.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Rosemarie Stewart Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035555/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/rosemarie-stewart-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-11-04.
  2. News: Drama Notes. Chicago Tribune. D6. 1944-02-20.
  3. News: Advance Good For N.Y. Harris Icer. Billboard. 62. 1955-09-17.
  4. News: Talent Topics. Billboard. 56. 1951-08-18.
  5. Web site: Pair skating and dancing on ice. Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America. 2009. 2009-11-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724214641/http://www.abaa.org/books/261129304.html. 24 July 2011.